Thread: IL - Failure to enforce MOVE Act - military voting

Thank you for the welcome.
Our military is always an easy target. Every year our expenses go up and our coverage is lowered. The Government had no problem stealing all the benefits for retired military. There is no free coverage for spouses, military pay co-pays on a lot of treatment. No dental coverage unless you're 100% disabled. A civilian company tried to do this and the Government told them they can not.
The people that give the most to and for their country are just easy targets. Their patriotism is what keeps them going. God Bless them all.

I think it is time they all come home....if this can happen they are not there protecting our interests...


Kathyet

Military families are currently set to pay for their kids but other Federal workers will not.
Yes, I think it has been intentional - the military both active and retired are getting s$%^&*%.

TRICARE-26 Update

One big issue (among many others) hanging fire in Congress’ delayed action on the FY2011 Defense Authorization Act is authority for military parents to continue TRICARE coverage for their adult children until age 26 if they don’t have access to employer health coverage.

As currently written, the language in both the House and Senate versions of the defense bill would allow the Secretary of Defense to charge a premium equal to the full cost of providing the care.

Last week, defense officials announced that premium would be about $2,400 per child per year – which is less than the $988 per quarter now charged under TRICARE’s Continuing Health Care Benefits Program, but $2,400 more than non-military parents are paying for this new extra coverage.

Many large private insurance carriers already implemented this coverage as of June 1. Coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for federal civilians and Congress will begin as of January 1, 2011. Neither will require a separate premium for the extra child coverage, as the civilian insurers spread the modest extra cost among all the insured.

Because a separate law governs TRICARE, Congress must pass a separate law change to include TRICARE. And defense officials say they have to charge a separate premium because they can’t spread the cost among other beneficiaries as civilian insurers do.

If Defense leaders can’t fix it, Congress can.

MOAA doesn’t believe military parents should have to pay this kind of extraordinary extra premium when other Americans don’t, and we’re working with sympathetic sponsors on legislation to eliminate it.

When Congress returns in November, we’ll be asking our members to urge their legislators to address that in the defense bill.

http://www.moaa.org/lac_issues_update_101015.htm#issue3

ALSO - at same link.

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[quote]People Program Attacks from Left and Right

This week 57 members of Congress wrote the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility & Reform urging the commission to include substantial defense spending cuts in its December 1 recommendations.

The Commission is looking at all aspects of government spending including Social Security, Medicare, defense spending, veteran programs and Congressional pet projects. The commission’s recommendations require a consensus from 14 of the 18 members.

The letter from the legislators said, “Cutting the military budget must be a part of any viable proposalâ€

Money is being spent on the "new" citizens.
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-215202.html